Nando’s angers Zuma supporters with latest ad

Nando’s has divided South Africans with its latest ad in which it makes fun of former president Jacob Zuma.

The Constitutional Court on Tuesday sentenced the former president to 15 months in prison after finding him guilty of contempt of court.

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The Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture approached the ConCourt on an urgent basis for an order that would compel Zuma to cooperate with the commission. After being ordered to appear before the commission, Zuma released a statement accusing the commission and the ConCourt of victimising him and vowed that he would rather go to jail than appear before the commission.

Now he has been ordered to go to jail.

ALSO READ: Zuma gets 15 months for contempt of court

The former president has been trending on social media as South Africans voice their opinions on the judgment.

Nando’s, known for its witty ads commenting on social issues, has joined those who find the ruling to be a laughing matter.

In its latest ad, the food chain made fun of the former president’s challenge with big numbers and used an instruction from Monopoly against the former president.

“Do not pass GO, Do not collect seven hundred and sixty nine eight hundred million,” said Nando’s, telling the president to go straight to jail and not make any detours.

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The food chain replaced the $200 with the long number to make fun of the former president.

“Delivery in 5 days,” Nando’s said in reference to the order by the ConCourt for the former president to hand himself over to in five days.

A lockdown we can all get behind #JacobZuma #ListenProperly pic.twitter.com/Jvx2T8hv2q

— NandosSA (@NandosSA) June 29, 2021

The ad has divided social media users, with some laughing along woth the former president’s supporters telling the food chain not to involve itself in politics.

The food chain has been trending since.

These are some of the reactions on social media:

https://twitter.com/Sundowns_SoLo8/status/1409855913897377797

It's fun and games when it's the Bobster but when Nandos touches Zuma wooooo shem! #nandos #JacobZuma #robertmugabe pic.twitter.com/nfbB6ZWqdg

— Robert Mukondiwa (@zimrobbie) June 29, 2021

A good day to order Nandos innit?

— 𝑼𝒈𝒉 𝑬𝒘𝒘 (@nashe_sithole) June 29, 2021

https://twitter.com/KantiWhatever/status/1409860020406210563

Nandos getting some extra peri-peri heat on this one #toosoon #nandos pic.twitter.com/eyqnj1Erve

— Alistair Van Wyk (@alistairvwyk) June 29, 2021

Nandos Waze wayenza indaba 🙆🏾‍♂️😂😩😳😎

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— Mr. Mncwabe (@sbu_mncwabe) June 29, 2021

Nandos choose V I O L E N C E vandag 😂🤣

— 𝖑𝖚𝖋𝖚𝖓𝖔 (@Scoopy_music) June 29, 2021

I hope Nandos admin is not going to fold.😩

— B A M U Z A (@VutisaniBamuza) June 29, 2021

https://twitter.com/IKEMERCY8/status/1409856277535248388

Bathi ngekhe baphinde batye u Nandos🍗 pic.twitter.com/W5972zLuAm

— Mantsundu (@BongiYemyem) June 29, 2021

So some people are gonna stop buying nandos because of their #JacobZuma joke ? 😂😂🤣
You guys are not serious.

— ActorVist (@mashoodoZ) June 29, 2021